Jewish American and Holocaust literature
Subtitle: representation in the postmodern world
By: edited by Alan L. Berger and Gloria L. Cronin.
Contributors: Berger, Alan L., 1939-; Cronin, Gloria L., 1947-
Series: SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: American literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Literature and the war.; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.; Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.; Jews -- United States -- Intellectual life.; Judaism and literature -- United States.; Holocaust survivors in literature.; Judaism in literature.; Jews in literature.
Description: "Challenging the notion that Jewish American and Holocaust literature have exhausted their limits, this volume reexamines these closely linked traditions in light of recent postmodern theory. Composed against the tumultuous background of great cultural transition and unprecedented state-sponsored systematic murder, Jewish American and Holocaust literature both address the concerns of postmodern human existence in extremis. In addition to exploring how various mythic and literary themes are deconstructed in the lurid light of Auschwitz, this book provides critical reassessments of Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, and Philip Roth, as well as contemporary, Jewish American writers who are extending this vibrant tradition into the new millennium. These essays deepen and enrich our understanding of the Jewish literary tradition and the implications of the Shoah."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.